Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1887-03-10

THE Pennsylvania railroad nas issued
notice canceling special contracts on
a prll T. prox., in order to revise it's sched-
uh in compliance with the Interstate
Commerce law.
Two important gatherings Of railroad
magnates were held on the 3d-one at New
York, the other at Baltimore. The first
named passed under the head of a con-
ference, and the latter was styled ere
ception-"
THE Minnesota Legislature adjourned
on the 18th.
REV. PETER BECKx. Superior General
of the order of Jesuits, died at Rome ON
the 4th.
GOVERNOR HILL has removed General
Shaler from Office in the Health Depart
ment of New Y ork City.
REPORTS from St Petersburg state that
Russia was not surprised at the recent
bulgarian riot" Probably not
THE steamer Fleetwood burst her boiler
on the Ohio river the 4th, and num-
Of the crew were fatally injured.
THE eXte nsive war preparations making
in Austria are taken as indicating that
war with Russia is anticipated by that
country.
THE Supreme Court of Missouri has rem
dered its decision in the Wittrock habeas
corpus case releasing Warden Marina
duke, and Messenger Fotheringham will
have to be content with the dispositions
already taken.
ANEW Y DIRK legislative committee is in
vestigating municipal affairs of Brooklyn
to see if the government of that city is
conducted honestly.
The relatives of ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Mcdonald of Michigan have been looking
for him for thirty-nine years and have
! lust learned his whereab bouts
GEORGE FRANKLIN ANDERSON, the
American swindler, was convicted at
London on the 4th and sentenced to long
term of years in prison.
A GANG of swindlers have been run
down in New York and lodged in the
Tombs. Their speciality was collecting
English fortunes for ''next of kim
INCENDIARY fires ragged during all night
of the Sd in the section surrounding
Limerick, Ireland. The payment of rent
is involved in the setting of the fires.
Mrs. JAMES BRowN-PoTTER is at last an
actress "by profession" On the 4th she
signed a contract to fill an engagement at
the Haymarket Theatre, London.
A pitched battle occurred in Arizona on
the 4th between local officers and Mexican
regular troops, because the latter invaded
United States territory and resisted arrest
One Mexican soldier is reported wounded,
EARTHQUAKE shocks were felt on the 4th
| in Georgia and South Carolina, and the
people are again becoming alarmed.
THE German Reichstag perfected its Or
ganizatiOn on the 4th. Herr Weddel Pres
dorf was chosen president. The Reich stag
adjourned till the 9TH, when the Military
bill is to be taken up.
No one welcomes the adj ournment of
Congress more than Mrs. Cleveland, as
she is completely tired out from her recent
onerous social duties, and wants a few
weeks of undisturbed rest.
IT is said at the White House that there
is no probability of special session of
the Senate being called by the President
for the purpose of acting on nominations
or for any other purpose.
THE death-roll of the Forty-ninth Con-
gross was an extraordinary one, compris-
ing the unprecedented number of
thirteen names in the House and Senate.
They are those of Vice-Presdent Hend-
rczs, president of the Senate; Senators
Miller, of California; Pike. of New Hamp-
shire, and Logan, of Illinois: and Repre-
scntatIves Hahn, of Louisiana; Arnot,
Beach and Dowdney, of New York; Price,
of Wisconsin,; Cole, of Maryland; Elw0od,
of Illinois,; Duncan, Of Pennsylvania, AMI
Rankin, of Wisconsin.
EX-CONGRESSMAS Il. BRElTUNG, or
Negaunec, Mich, died at Eastman, Ga, at
midnight of the 3D., of pneumonia. Mr..
Breitung was a pioneer of the upper
peninsula, where he lived the past twenty
years, representing his district in the
Forty- eighth congress His possessions
were estimated at from S5,c0J,000 to 81
100000, all of which was made out of iron
lands. He leaves a widow and a sixteen
vear-old son.
THE effect of the failure of the Deficiency
bill will be more serious than is gen.
orally believed, inasmuch as it contained
provisions for supplying pressing de-
mands for postal cards, stamps and other
items connected with the postal service,
the denial of which will, it is expected,
seriously embarrass the department and
the public.
MOTHER ANGELA died at ST. Mary's
Academy, South Bend, Ind, on the 4th
She was closely related by kinship to
General Thomas Ewing, General Sherman
and James G. Blaine, and was famous for
her charita bic life in connection w it'll the
Order of Sisters of the Holy Cross.